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COMMITTEEMAN RILEY presents the
right view of the Congressional situation.
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Coughs and Colds. Those who are su fer
ing from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc, should
try BRowS's BRONCHIAL TROCHEs. Sold only IN
bOLCS.
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THOR sALE-CHEAP-The works yi Shake
n speare, in W volumes. Fer particulars ed'
dress "M. H." Box %, Eeuwood, VIVA
nOleeYdq
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UVANTED-BoY TO LEARN THE BAKERY
w business in a frst-claSs bakery. Apply at
this once. noIoa
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Hem advertisements.

"ANTED-AT OMEGA GOOD OMA
w Cook; must understand the business. 5000
wages paid. Address ''B, :" this Office. ncif
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THOR SALE LAW DOKS - INCLUDING
Il several copies OF West Virginia Reports For
further information apply at this Office. sep Sh
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"Remiuiscencies Of jeremiah Sullivan Black"
by ets daughter, Mrs. Mary Black Clayton. In
To- cloth, Sl.JO; half morocco, $3.50 Christian
Publishing Co, st. Louis, No.
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JE TIRE MUNICIPAL COURT OF TIE CITY
] Of Hhecjng. West Virginia
Clara Quinlan with Benjamin Qlihlan, her hus-
band,
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n right Tubular Boiler, 1 feet by Z feet lo
inches. About i've years old, Address this
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WARR|CK CT
1882 MAIN STREET.,
SPECIAL OFFERING Of
Fall Wraps

OF every description Our large sales and low
prices on these Goods had the effect TO open the
eyes Of the buy ng public, and We will keep up
the excitement by offering still greater bargains
fIOm now on.
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"A History OF FreemaSoury aud It's Progress in
the L ;, Oy II. Nor. Bro. Rev. +. NJ. Myers,
Petersburg, Va. Price. p cents.
Mr.. Myers pamphlet, as its name in
dicates is a history of the growth OF the
Masonic organization. The author makes
no claim to originality, the pamphlet, CON
siStiug maiuly of compilations from PIE
viOus works. 1t presents considerable
interesting information about the order,
In a very concise and readable form.
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Deaths.

Mrs. Lucy A. Menefee, widow of the
well known contractor, 7. K. Menefee,
deceased, who built the Staunton water
works, died on Saturday last, at her farm
near town, of pneumonia. She was a
prominent member Of the Methodist
church and was noted for her liberality in
church work. She was Miss Hammond
of Botetourt and had two brothers minis
tiers of the Baltimore Conference.
W. K. Eckle, native of Staunton who
emigrated to Knoxville, Tenn. in 1882,
died there on the 18th inst, He was the
senior trustee Of the Tennessee University
and trustee of the Tennessee D., D. & B.
Institution.
W. W. Montgomery died on the 18th
inst, near DeeTtield. IN this county. He
stood high in this county and was for
many years magistrate of his district.
He had been for fifty years an elder of the
Rocky Spring Presbyterian church. He
leaves two children, son and daughter.
the latter the wife of D. B. Taylor. the
head of the well known house of D. B..
Taylor e Co., in Baltimore.
James Pryor, colored, who for a long
series of years was trusted and faithful
employee at the W. L. Asylum, died sud-
denly last Saturday, while chopping wood
on the farm of Mr.. WEIGH, near town.
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Personal.

l
DR.. Carter Berkeley the Southern Agent
of the Valley Mutual is in the city. He
is looking in excellent health and the
Southern climate seems to agree with
| him.
Miss Lucy Dain gerield, of Augusta, is
| visiting her sister Mrs. Edward II. Fisher
| of Richmond.
! Miss Fannie Bayly. of Staunton, Is Wis
| ting Mrs. r. S. Costn near Eastsville,
Accomac.
Mrs. DR.. Edward Arbuckle and Mrs.
Hettie s. Patrick, are visiting friends in
Lewisburg, W. Va.
Mr.. Joseph Cook, of Waynesboro, has
purchased home in Marksville, Page
county, and moved his family there.
In the Council report last week, it should
have read that Mr.. Cochran opposed the
suspension of the rule to consider the
ordinance for letting light into the saloons
Sundays, and not the ordinance itself.
Mr.. Ed. +. Surber who represents the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance 20.
of Milwaukee, is stopping at the Virginia
Hotel.
Miss BERTHE Austin, daughter of DR..
Austin of Lewisburg, W. Va. was guest
of Mrs. Sallie Hunter. last week.
Miss Rosa Hartman, of Albemarle, is
visiting friends in the city.
DR.. and Mrs. D. K. Mcfarland left the
city on Tuesday. DR.. McF. took the
train with Gen. Echols Tuesday night, on
his way to visit some friends in MISSISSIPPI
pi, and Mrs. Mcfarland left to visit rela-
tives in South Carolina, her native State.
Mr.. H. st. Geo. Tucker, of Staunton, is
among the guests invited to the Delmonico
dinner to be given ex-Gov. Hoadly, of Ohio.
by the members of the New York bar in
that city March Goth.
Mr.. Chas. W. Turner, of the law firm
! Of KinsleY & Turner, Of Helena, Montana,
has been appointed Brigadier General of
militia of Montana. He is son Of Prof.
A. J. Turner of this city.
E. 1, Jones. Esq, elected Justice of the
Peace by the city council last week, quail
flied before Judge Smith On Saturday
The "Jesslca Thomas Comedy Com
pany," OF which MIR. Armadale Root, of
Stanton, is the Treasurer, is playing a
successful engagement in Enfaula, Ala.
The company includes Joe Physioc the
comedian, and expects soon to play in
Stanton.
Messrs. VIM. Sproul and Marshall Nc
Clure, of this county have gone to Birm-
ingham, Ala, en- prospecting tour,
Capt. T. G. Morton, General Agent Of
the Staunton Life Co., was in Atlanta,
Ca, Wednesday.
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Washington Conference.

This Conference of the M. E. Church,
posed. of colored clerical and lay dele
!. was in session at Abingdon, Va,
4 st week, presided over by Bishop Bow
man. When Staunton District was called
the characters of w. T. Harris, s. A.
Lewis, g. H. Foreman, J. Jenkins, D.
Aquilla. A. G. Steptoe, R. s. Smith, T. A.
White, J. II. Randall, R. III. Robinson,
r. Lane and W. F. Patterson were passed.
Complaints we're made against J. D. S.
Hall, M. A. Dyer, W. H. Dunson, j. W.
Waters, u. w. W. Jenkins and J. Fl.
Daily.
The following are the appointments
made by the Bishop for the ensuing year,
for
Staunton District-W T Harris, P E.
Augusta, Va, j D s Hail. CharlestoWn, w
Va, A Lewis; Deertield, w Va, G H
Harrisonburg. Va, M A Dyer; Hedgeville,
W Va. B Myers; Hillsborough, w Va, j
T Hill; Jefferson, w Va, J jenkins; Lee
wisburg, W Va, e Ayers; Lowmoor, W
Va, w II Davis; Luray, Va, A Hogsett;
kegola, W Va, A g Steptoe: Martinsburg,
W Va. F F Wheeler; Red Sulphur Springs,
W Va, J H Winston; Newmarket. Va. 6
D Nickens; Rockingham, Va, HI Cellers;
Ronceverte, W Va, I A White; Shep-
herdstown, w Va, RLane; Stanton, Va,J
A Holmes; Strasburg, Va, P Howard;
Talcntt, W Va, W T Patterson, Union,
W Va, W II Dunson; White Hail, w Va,
j Barrett; Winchester. Va, J W Waters;
Woodstock, Va, J W Meredith.
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A Strong Watering Place Combination

A Strong Watering Place Combination.
THE JORDAN ALUM AND RoCKBRIDGE
ALUM TO BE RUN BY COL. GEORGE L
PEYTON.
Mr.. ]. Fred. Edinger has sold the Jor-
dan Alum Springs with its Grand Hotel,
to Fitz & Woodward of the Hale House,
and syndicate has been formed, of those
gentlemen; Col. George L. Peyton, for
many years the proprietor of the White
Sulphur Springs, W. Va, and the Camp
bells, who owned the Rockbridge Alum
Springs property. The syndicate will throw
the Jordan and Rockbridge Springs into
one watering place this summer and run
it in a style not excelled anywhere. The
two hotels will be connected by covered
way, the grounds ornamental and thrown
into one, and the whole place renovated
and improved. Workmen are already en-
gagged on this work. The Grand Hotel
dining room will be fitted up for restau-
rant and the great dining saloon of the
Old Rockbridge be remodeled for use.
Col. Peyton will be the head of the man
agement and will minister to the 1900
guests for whom accommodations have
been provided, in the old luxurious style
SO we'll known at the White Sulphur. The
Hale House here, will still be kept in first
class style, by Messrs. Fitz & Woodward.
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Burning Cbimneys,

On Tuesday night last, during the furi-
GUS wind, the chimney CT the house of
Bette Brown, colored, near the G. & o.
road, took fire and the sparks flew in dan
gerous showers over the neighborhood.
The firemen turned streams on the roofs
of the adjacent houses. The occupant of
the house was before Mayor Smeltzer, yes.
terday, and the case was disposed of. The
following is the ordinance that was vio-
lated and which our citizens would do we'll
to read;
Chapter %, Sec. 8. If any person shall
put fire to chimney to clean it, except in
the daytime and while the roof of the
house is we'll covered with snow, or whilst
it is raining and the roof is wet thereby;
or if the chimney of any house shall take
fire from not having been properly cleaned,
the occupant of any such house shall be
fined not less than two nor more than five
dollars.
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The D emocratic County Committee.

THE BoTETOURT PLAN OF A FLOATING
BALLOT-BOx ADOPTED FOR NOMINAL
TING A TICKET, APRIL BOTH.
The Democratic County Committee met
on Saturday last pursuant to call of its
Chairman, Judge W. A. Hudson. The fol-
lowing members We re present: LIST Ward
-Arista Hoge and N. M. Warner; End
Ward-Chas. Grattan and W. A. Hudson;
Beverley Manor-.M. McAleer and John
w. Todd (Mr. Todd coming IN before the
meeting adjourned): South River-G.
Julian Pratt, and 10y proxy J. A.
Patterson; Riverheads-A. A. Sproul
and W. F. Smith; Middle River-Jno. H.
Crawford and (by proxy A. H. Roller;
North River-W. 81. Gamble and Jas. II.
Todd; Pastures-D. Bashaw and J. II.
Slower. The motion, which was lost by a
tie-vote at the former meeting, to nominate
ticket for the county offices. was again
made, and adopted. The vote as recorded
stood:
For Nominating -Messrs. Hoge, Var
ner, Hudson, McAleer, James Fl. Todd,
Sproul, Smith, Crawford, Roller, Gamble,
Bashaw, and Stover-12.
Against Nominating Messrs. Grattan,
Pratt, John w. Todd, and J. A. Patter-
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Sales of Property.
A FIRM REAL ESTATE MARKET IN

FIRM REAL ESTATE MARKET IN
sTAUNTON.
In the last seven days a good number of
sales of real estate have been made by E.
M Gushing &c Son, with decidedly firm
market. In the executors sale of some
$4,000 worth of the property of the late
Robert G.. Bickle. the prices brought ex-
ceeded by ,725 the Appraisement Of the
property made only sixty days ago. by
those experienced real estate men-Messrs.
WI. Nelson, Geo. M. Harrison, E. M
Cushing, and w. A. Burnett. The num-
Der of applicants that wanted the proper
ty, showed, Mr.. Rush. the executor, says.
that more people want property in Staun-
ton now than wanted it two months ago.
The auction took place on Wednesday last
and the sales were as follows:
No. l. 81 acres with a small house, near
Mrs. Gays, to B. Il. Bagby, for $500. No.
2. Three outlets near the cemetery, to j.
N. Mcfarland. for $500. No. 8, Forty-two
acres of land q miles from Staunton, on
Parkersburg road, to A. B. Lightner, for
$500. No. 4. q acres. near reservoir, to
Arsta Hoge, for $345. No. 5. 81 acres,
near same, to same, for $3.50. No. 6.
House and Lot No. 205, OF N. Lewis St.,
to Mrs. Harvey Risk, for ST. 40. No. 7,
House and Lot, No. 212 N. Augusta St..
to Mrs. Emma Bib, for s1,7O0. No. 8.
Lot On Johnston St., with iron shop on it;
to j. A. Fauber, for $500. No. 8. House
and Lot on corner Main and Lewis Sts,
to Y. M. G. A.. for So 1926. No. 10. House
and Lot, No. 1011 Main ST., TO G. M.
Cochran, for $500.
The same firm also sold the following
property at the prices named:
For A. q. Braxton, Comm'r, a house
and lot in Spring Hill, to M. G. Stanton,
for 5000.
For Elder & Craig. Commr's, the house
and lot in Nelson's addition, occupied by
D. W. Landes, to G.. W. Thurber, for
$3.50 A house and lot adjoining the above
property to E.. L. Curtis, for $500. Three
lots near same, to Mrs. G. V. Landes, for
$500.
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Thirty-six Years Deaf-Mute Teacher.

Thirty-six Y ears Deaf-Mute Teacher.
Rev. Job Turner, who passed through
Richmond Tuesday morning. was inter
viewed by reporter of the estate" Mr..
Turner said
II am sixty-siX years old. [ was born
Ia Boston, Mass, but have not lived there
since 1888. | was born deaf. I assisted
in opening the Virginia Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Asylum at Staunton, December IA,
1889. received my appointment as a
teacher, November, %, 1889. was teach
er for about thirty-six years, and have
been engaged in my mission work since
1874. travel about sixty thousand miles
per year. For my southern trip L have
appointments at Atlanta, Macon. Angus
ia and Savannah.
The reporter speaking of the deaf-mute
minister says
He is to that class what Rev. William
Ell. Mllburn is to the blind. His manner
is pleasant and he has the look of the typi-
cal preacher of the olden time clerical
cut, while he and oil his services have
been of inestimable value in his chosen
field, and the unfortunate deaf and dumb
are to be congratulated that there was
raised up for their benefit so Intelligent.
so earnest, and so pious an advocate and
labOrer.
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JURY FOR MARCH CoURT.-The fol-
lowing jurymen have been selected. and Or
dered to be summoned for the trial of
criminal cases at the ensuing March term
of the County Court:
Wilson G. Smith, George II. Alexander,
John S. Wine, DR.. David Bowman, James
III. Cross, Henry Y. Croushorn, N. B.
Van Pelt. Charley r. Blair, E. P. Funk
houser. VIM. B. Tally, Samuel Yount,
Ro. W. Dlckerson, John W. Newman,
Levi Huff, John T. Pearson. Jacob +.
Miller, John Mohler, David Beard, James
II. Woods VIM D. Bowman, George W.
Eutsler, Edward Furrs Leroy P. Danger
field, Charles s. Patterson. Attendance
required at Courthouse Tuesday, March
%, 1887, at 10 o'clock A, M.
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Roll Of Honor

FOR THE WHITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
STANTON FOR THE MONTH ENDING
MARCH 18th. 1887.
High School.-Hampton Wayt, Carrie
Bell, Rudolph Bumgardner, James Foster,
Lizzie Hogshead, Florence Moore, Bessie
Turner, Lucy Irvine, Willie Coleman
Bessie Van Lear and Hattie Campbell.
4th Grammar Grade.-Alice Lyon,
Charles Swink, Frank Aitkin, Gussie
Switzer, Iva Echard, Helen Snapp, Joseph
Armentrout and John Aitkin.
3rd Grammar Grade
End Grammar Grade.-Lucy Campbell,
Anna Cribbins, Cora Pritchard, Minnie
McGuinnity and annie Todd.
LIST Grammar Grade.-Ham White,
Charles Dice, Roy Turner, and Nora
Huffman.
9th Primary Grade.-Mildred Hutche-
son. Carrie Gregory, Lizzie Grattan. A.
B. Timberlake and Rosa Leetch.
9Th Primary Grade.-Maggie Robertson,
Addie Fauver, Kate Shafer, Julia Bailie,
Robert Heydenrch, Hampton Hanger,
and Frank Blackburn.
4th Primary Grade. Marshall Coleman,
Katie Dunn and Minnie Morton.
3rd Primary Grade.-Elms Wolfe.
End Primary Grade.-Rosa Runnels,
George Bell, Minta Fulder, Wayt Gibbs,
Florence Earman and Clara Nothnagel.
1st Primary Grade, Section A.-Blanche
Coffett, Nellie IRVINE, Gilbert Bailie,
Thomas Crowder. Earnest Fretwell,
Horace Hart, John Harris. Moffett King,
Harry Nelson. Hugh Peace, George Tea
gle and Harry Woodward. section B.
Sadie Byers, Signora Clemmens, Alice
Earman. Mary Hager, Christine Hoover,
Josie Nothnagel, Willie Smith, Rowena
Wheeler, Laura Jordan, BERTHE Valentine,
John Fifer, Albert Hoge, Jordan Hoge,
Walter Simpson, Ollie Smith, Thomas
Trayer, John Ed. Teabo and Charles
Wager.
The order in which the names occur in.
dictates the relative class standing.
Respectfully,
w. W. ROBERTSON,
Sup5. City Pub. Schools.
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sociable at the First Presbyterian Church.
TOGETHER FOUR HUNDRED
PERSONS.
Reported for the staupton yrND1cAroR.l

reported for the Staunton vINBIoAroR.l
The Sociable which was held in the
lecture room of the First Presbyterian
church Tuesday evening. from to 10
O'Clock, was great success. Before the
hour named for the reception of guests.
the room was we'll filled, and before the
evening was over there were upwards of
| 400 persons present.
The room was prettily decorated with
evergreens. the windows hung with lace
curtains, and pots of flowers here and
| there made the scene very attractive
| and pretty.
DR.. and Mrs. McF arland stood in the
centre of the room under a festoon of
cedar, and received the guests as they
came in.
infant class room, and were handed around
by the young ladies of the congregation,
who acted as walters. The following
ladies composed the committees:
Committee on Refreshments-Mrs
McGuffin, Mrs. DR.. Wayt, Mrs. ]. F..
Tannehill, Mrs. Jas. N. Mcfarland, Mrs.
Lucy Woods. Mrs. John B. Blackley, Mrs.
F. Hartman, Mrs. DR.. B. P Reese, Mrs.
Geo. z. Baker, Miss L. Edmundson. Miss
Augusta Bumgardner, Mrs. McCue and
=; Mrs. chm Murray.
Committee on Entertainment-Mis
: McGufin, Miss Hotchkiss, Miss Slower
Mr.. Timberlake, Mr.. Bare. Mr.. Shirley
Mr.. Slower.
Committee of Ladies on Reception
Mrs. D. X. Mcfarland, Mrs. G. S. Craw-
ford, Mrs. d. A. Kayser. Mrs. DR.. J. ST..
p. Gibson, Mrs. E. B. Bayly, Mrs. Carrie
Tipping, Mrs. W. a. Weller, Mrs. G.. G.
Gooch, Mrs. Judge Stout, Mrs. Chas.
Grattan, Mrs. W. a. Burke, Mrs. Jas. H.
Blackley, Mrs. Lipscomb, Mrs. Addison
Waddell, Mrs. T. Coleman and Miss
Calhoun.
Committee of Gentlemen on Reception
The Elders and Deacons assisted by DIR.
s. H. Henkel, Messrs. Guy Cochran. J. j.
Shirley, Henry Walker, Robert Holiday;
Geo. Walters, VIM. McGuffin, Frank
West, Miller McCue, VIM. Brown, Chas.
Warden and H. st. Geo. Tucker,
Committee OF Young Lady Workers
Misses Annie Walker, Belle Gilkeson,
Lizzie Robinson, M. McChesney. Jennie
Kayser, SaIlie Bayly. Bessie Young, Fan
ME Blackley, Mary McCue, Cora Hanger,
Virgie Grattan, L. Timberlake, L. Asst,
l.. Paris, j. Woods and L. Burdett.
During the evening, at intervals, the
| following programme was rendered:
1. Quartette-''Come where the Lilies
| bloom" Misses Hotchkiss and Slower, aud
Messrs. Baxter and Writ Slower.
2. Piano Solo-Waltz, Miss Asst.
| 8. Duet-"Life's Dream is DER" Misses
Hotchkiss and Meg uffin.
4. -"Good-bye to the old Step
stone," Mr.. J. J. Shirley.
5. Comic Trio-Messrs. Bear, Shirley
| and Timberlake.
! 8. Recitation-'Pied Piper" Miss Cor
| nelia May.
7. Vocal Solo-"Song of Greta," Miss
Kate McGuffin.
The ladies of this church propose giving
other sociables every two or three months.
At the close Of the evening, the company
presented DIR. and Mrs. Mcfarland with a.
very choice bouquet of flowers.
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a Staunton Company Abroad.

It is very gratifying to Staunton man
to read the report of the Secretary Of
State of n orth Carolina on the operations
of the Life Insurance companies in that
State for the year 1856. There are nine
teen foreign companies doing business
there, including the great Northern COM
panies, and Of the nineteen, the Valley
Mutual pays the highest tax on the gross
receipts from their business. The Valley
Mutual's last semi-annual tax paid was
$1,070.32, while its next highest competi-
tor was the Atna, which paid 1894 SO,
only a little over half. Leaving the Atna
out, the Valley Mutual paid from three to
ten times as much tax as any of the other
foreign companies. We are glad to see
that it's good standing at home, where it
is best known, is reflected in it's success
in OJher States.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-25
Fifty Eight Years a County Clerk

Insurance agents in the course of their
canvass come across some remarkable
cases of longevity and activity among
their men. Mr.. J. S. Lipscomb Of this
city, a Staunton Life agent, has sent us
the name of gentleman at Tappahan-
mock, Va, who though 26 years older than
the limit his company takes, wanted a
policy and put up a pretty good claim for
1t, His name is Micou and he is so years
old. He was for ten years Deputy Clerk of
Essex, was then elected Clerk and has held
the Office for fifty eight consecutive years,
and now is vigorous man engaged in an
active canvass for reelection in May. He
has never in his long life ridden on a rail-
road car and has not been out of Tappahan-
mock for twenty-five years. He says he
would like to have an appendix made to
the insurance tables so that he can draw
an endowment at the age Of 100, as he cal
culates On getting there.